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Lady Definition of Lady by Merriam-Webster

A woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady."Lady" is used before the family name of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title suo jure (in her own right or the wife of a lord, a baronet, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter.Except in chivalrous, literary, or similar contexts ( Lady, spurn me not this singular is now usually perceived as rude or at least insensitive: Where do you want the new air conditioner, lady?

Lady - definition of lady by The Free Dictionary

Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s.In rural Scotland (laird's) wives are often styled Lady, though not legally except in the case of the wives of chiefs.Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, now it may refer to any adult woman.